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'The Bells of the Old Town' (Swedish: 'Klockorna i Gamla sta'n') is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltn-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin.Qvist & Von Bagh p.124 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It was the first Swedish feature film to be shot in colour, using the Cinecolor process.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.XXII

Synopsis



Carl Magnus Berg is a kind-hearted bailiff operating in the Old Town of Stockholm. He takes pity on a struggling jazz musician and his girlfriend Karin.

Cast



* Edvard Persson as Carl Magnus Berg

* George Fant as Bengt Florin

* Elsie Albiin as Karin

* Gunnel Brostrm as Harriet von Borch

* Gsta Cederlund as Johan Fredrik Morn

* Torsten Hillberg as Chief bailiff

* Axel Hgel as Fager

* John Norrman as Efraim Nilsson

* Aurore Palmgren as Mrs. Karlsson

* Ulla Wikander as Irma

* Harry Ahlin as Jochum

* Gsta Gustafson as Smygen Eriksson

* ke Jensen as Ebbe

* Jarl Hamilton as Claes

* Greta Liming as Anne-Grethe

* Ebba Wrede as Flapper #1

* Marie-Louise Martins as Flapper #2

* Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Nilsson

* Olga Appellf as Hildur Larsson

* Gabriel Alw as Debt Collector

* Wiktor Andersson as Distrainor

* Erland Colliander as Distrainor

* Hartwig Fock as Distrainor

* Georg Fernqvist as Janitor

* Robert Ryberg as Matre d'

* Ingvar Kjellson as Guest at the Party

References





Bibliography



* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. 'Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland'. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

* Sundholm, John. 'Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2012.


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